Obituaries

Aug 13, 2020

Mike Woodard, age 58, of Dublin, passed away on Thursday, August 13, 2020.

Mr. Woodard was born in Laurens County was employed with BASF Corporation for over 31 years. He was a member of Poplar Springs North Baptist Church and a devoted husband, loving father, son, grandfather, brother, and friend.

Mike was preceded in death...

Aug 12, 2020

Ray Jones, age 69, of Dublin, GA, passed away on Wednesday, August 12, 2020, at Fairview Park Hospital.

Ray was born September 3, 1950, in Laurens County. He proudly served his country in the United States Army and was stationed in Germany. He attended Middle Georgia College and was a self-employed paint contractor by trade. As an...

Aug 11, 2020

Richard Thomas Andrews, age 79, of Dublin, passed away on Tuesday, August 11, 2020, at his residence.

Mr. Andrews was a Veteran of the United States Navy and retired from Phillips Hospital Equipment. He was also previously employed with Oconee Fall Line Technical College and Pitts Toyota. Richard was a member of New Bethel Baptist Church where...

Aug 10, 2020

Angela Irene Clark, age 62, of Dublin, passed away on Monday, August 10, 2020.

Graveside services will be held at 10:00 AM on Thursday, August 13, 2020, in the Union Baptist Church Cemetery. Rev. Tommy Pulliam will officiate. Townsend Brothers Funeral Home and Staff respectfully ask all in attendance to follow social distancing guidelines and facemasks are...

Aug 9, 2020

Micky Darien Evans, age 50, of Dublin, passed away on August 9, 2020.

Micky was born in Laurens County on February 14, 1970, to James R. Evans and the late Donna Adams.  He was employed by Rentz Cabinet Company for over 20 years. He spent his free time as a mechanic and enjoyed working on dirt track...

Aug 9, 2020

Larry Wayne Lumley, age 72, of East Dublin, passed away on Sunday, August 9, 2020.

Graveside services will be held at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, August 12, 2020, in Dublin Memorial Gardens. Rev. Leroy Spivey, Rev. Ben Lumley, and Mr. Noah Ward will officiate.

Pallbearers will be James Vallin, Kenneth Smith, Tim Lumley, Dwayne Lumley,...

Aug 7, 2020

Virginia Coker Hogan, of Gray, GA, formerly of Dublin, GA, died August 7, 2020. Graveside services will be at 10:00AM on Monday, August 10, 2020 at Dublin Memorial Gardens, Dublin, GA.

Virginia was the youngest daughter of the late Hiron Blakely (Blake) Coker Sr. and the late Martha W. Gunn Coker. She was preceded in death by...

Aug 6, 2020

It is with great sadness that the family announces the passing of their beloved Zane Austin Wilkinson, 79, of Dublin, Georgia. Zane died Wednesday, August 6, 2020 at the Shamrock Nursing & Rehab in Dublin. His cause of death was preexisting conditions of pulmonary cardiac edema.

Dublin has always been home to Zane where he attended Dublin...

Aug 5, 2020

Jimmy Ray Daniel, age 69, of Dublin, passed away on Wednesday, August 5, 2020.

A memorial service will be held for Mr. Daniel at a later date.

Jimmy Ray was a native of Laurens County and of the Baptist faith. He was a retired Railroad Engineer and a loving father, grandfather, and brother. He was...

Aug 1, 2020

Senior Master Sergeant (Ret) Bonnie Lex passed away peacefully at her home on August 01, 2020, in Cadwell, GA. Bonnie was born July 22, 1953, in Atlanta, GA to Howard Reeves, Sr., and Etta Reeves of Claxton, GA.

Senior Master Sergeant (Ret) Lex was a veteran of Operation Desert Shield/Storm with 21 years of dedicated service to...

Aug 1, 2020

Graveside services for Dorothy Payne Mullis, age 93, of Dexter, will be held at 10:00 AM, Monday, August 3, 2020, at Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery.  Rev. Calvin Halcomb will officiate.  Mrs. Mullis died Saturday, August 1, 2020.

Mrs. Mullis was a Secret Civil Service employee and a farmer's wife and homemaker.  She was a member of Antioch...

Jul 31, 2020

Mr. Hubert Fulford was raised on a farm in Wheeler County, Georgia, where he learned practical skills and developed a work ethic which he practiced every day of his life.  Mr. Fulford taught at Cedar Grove High School 1951-1953; Rentz High School 1953-1958; and East Laurens High School 1958-1984. He organized the first Young Farmer Chapter in Laurens County...

Jul 29, 2020

Rollin E Rathbun III, 51, of Crestview Florida returned home to the Lord on Wednesday, July 29, 2020, at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.

Born March 29, 1969, to his parents Rollin and Gertrude, he graduated from Manville High School and joined the United States Air Force in 1987.

In 1990 he deployed in service...

Jul 25, 2020

Robert Shelly (Butch) Miller, 77 of Dublin, passed away Saturday, July 25, 2020.

Mr. Miller was a member of the First United Methodist Church.  He was a retired educator of Dublin City School for 30 years.   He was preceded in death by his father, Reverend Ellis Miller, mother, Ruby Daniels Miller, and his sister, Peggy Miller Nelson....

Jul 21, 2020

Thomas Coke Howard, age 88, of Dublin, passed away on Tuesday, July 21, 2020.

Mr. Howard was born in Laurens County and was the son of the late Robert Eldridge Howard and the late Pauline Shepard Howard. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force and was part owner and operator of Harlow Valley Packing,...

Jul 20, 2020

Darlene Watson, age 68, of Dublin, passed away on Tuesday, July 20, 2020.

Mrs. Watson was a member of the 1 st Independent Methodist Church. She was a Medical Receptionist at Navicent Health in Macon. She enjoyed watching hummingbirds and was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother.

Mrs. Watson was preceded in death...

Jul 20, 2020

Ovid Foster Spivey, Jr., age 92, of East Dublin, passed away peacefully on Monday, July 20, 2020, after an extended illness.

Mr. Spivey was a native of Laurens County and born on October 22, 1927, to the late Ovid and Sally Dupree Spivey, Sr. He worked as a superintendent at Georgia Plywood Corporation and as a supervisor...

Jul 20, 2020

Christine Lewis, age 87, of Dublin, passed away on Monday, July 20, 2020.

Mrs. Lewis was retired from the Carl Vinson VA Medical Center and was a member of the National Association of Retired Federal Employees. She attended Calvary Baptist Church and was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother.

She was preceded in...

Jul 20, 2020

Bennie H. Graham, 88 of Rockledge, passed away Monday, July 20, 2020.

Mr. Graham was a member of Rockledge United Methodist Church. He was employed by Southern Peanut and Storage, J.P. Stevens/Forstmann, and farmed on Hwy 199 all of his life.  He was preceded in death by his parents R. L. and Lollie Graham, siblings Edwin Graham,...

Jul 14, 2020

Betty Woodard Payne, age 87 of Dublin, passed away Tuesday, July 14, 2020.

Mrs. Payne was a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church and was retired from Oxford Manufacturing.

She was preceded in death by her parents; Ollis Woodard and Letha Newton Woodard, her husband, George Reese Payne, brother, Bobby Woodard, sisters Winnie Etheridge and...